Typewriting machine



Feb. 17, 1931.

J. l.. SWEENEY TYPEWRITIYNG MACHINE Filed July 2, 1927 4 Sheets-Shea?I 1 Jim INVENTOR C y NnAll Nw.

rlllll Feb. 17, 1931. J, SWEENEY 1,793,291

TYPEWR ITING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed July 2, 192'? WITNESSES Feb. 17, 193'1.

J. L.. swEENEY 1,793,291

TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed July 2, 1927 4 Sheets-Shea?I 4 VMMM TTORNEY Patented Feb. 17,v 1931 UNITEDv sarna PATENT' :oFFlfcE JOSEPH `L. SWEENEVY, OF JACKSON HEIGHTS, NEW YORK, VASSIfi-NOR TO REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF ILON, NEW YORK, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK TYPEWRITING MACHINE A Application inea July a,

My invention relates to carrying cases for portable typewriting and like machines and to the combination of such a carrying case with the machine contained therein.

In carrying cases of the character specified, it is desirable tomaintain the cubical dimensions thereof as small as possible consistent with the machine carried therein.

One of the main objects of the present invention, generally stated, is to provide a comparatively simple and inexpensive carrying case of the character specified provided with a chamber or compartment for containing stationery and other supplies without unduly enlargingthe carrying case.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a carrying case with simple and eflicient means that will automatically Vcoact with the typewriting machine, and certain movable parts thereof, when Athe cover yis closed and retain such parts against shiftingv movement.

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear my invention consists in the features of construction, arrangementsof arts and combinations of devices set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings whereinV like reference characters designate 'corresponding parts in the different views Fig, 1 is a vertical fore and aft sectional view of the carrying case with the machine shown in dott-ed lines enclosed therein the section being taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows at said line.

Fig. 2 is a transverse, vertical sectional view of the carrying case; the section being taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows at said line.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the cover of the carrying case shown detached and with the false bottom removed.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view ofthe removable false bottom shown detached.

Fig. 5 is a detail face View of the spring retaining catch and some of the associated parts. I i o Fig, 6 is an enlarged, detail sectional view 1927. serial No. aoagiaef of thek same taken on the line 6-2-*6 of Fig-5.

and'looking in the direction of the arrows at saidv line.y 5

rlhe carrying lcase of the present' yinvention is shown in the present instance combined with a Remington portable machine, only so much of vsaid machine beingv shown herein as is necessary to arrive at an understanding of my invention in its cooperation therewith. lt should be understood, however, that the carrying case is notrestricte'dto use in combination with such machine but may be used in conjunction with other typewriting or like machines wherever found available.. f The typewriting machine includes a frame 1 on which is mounted a carriage supported v to travel in a line feed direction under con trol'of the usual escapement mechanism, and carrying a cylindrical platen 3. The carriage is supported on a case shift frame, shown in part at4, mountedon four supporting arms or links, one of which is shown at 5, to receive acase shifting movement fore-and-aft ofthe machine and carry the carriage 2 and platen 3 with it. The carriage is provided with end plates 6 which have rearwardly projecting extensions 7, as shown in Fig. 1. The normal position of the carriage; is that shown in Fig. l, and in the operation ofA the machine the carriage is shifted from time-totime rear wardly from such position to bring the platen in position to receive the impact of the upper case types on the type bars. Means, such as the resilient-contacts 8,'.are provided which are automatically brought into contact with the rearward extensions 7 on the' carriage when the cover is closed and: thereby vprevent a case shifting movement of the carriage, the platen, the case shift frame and thevvarious partsicarricd thereby, as will hereinafter more clearly appear.

The carrying case prises a flat member 9 which constitutes the bottom of the two-part carrying case and also they baseboard of the typewriting machine which is. permanently, though detachably, se

for the machine comcured thereto, as will presently appear. The

other member vof the carrying case 1s a cover section having a top wall. 10, rear wall 11, a front wall 12 and sidewalls 18. All of these walls are permanently united to form a boxlike cover that entirely encloses the machine on all sides except the bottom which is enclosed by the baseboard of the typewriting machine that likewise constitutes part of the carrying case, as hereinbefore pointed out.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the frame of the machine is fixed to the baseboard by detachably united v necting members acting on the machine frame and baseboard through an interposed rubber member 1,7. There are several objects in view in firmly uniting the machine to the baseboard in the manner indicated. In the first place, the machine as a whole isV firmly held within the carrying case while the machine is enclosed and being carried about in the case.l In the second place, the Vcombined case bottom and baseboard constitute a permanent bottom for the machine, and a protection for comparatively delicate working parts thereof, which in the absence of said baseboard might be exposed to injury while the machine is in use. This baseboard thus attached to the machine enables it to be readily used as a lap-board to support the machine on the knees of the operator Without liability of injury to the working parts of the machine, and without in any manner interfering with the operation of the machine supported in this manner, which in practice has proved to be a convenient manner of using the machine. Y i

It will be seen that when the cover is in place it receives therein the baseboard, the bottom edges of the cover being substantially flush with the bottom ofthe baseboard. In this manner the cover efficiently coacts with the baseboard to receive the weight thereof with the attached machine, and yet vprovides a carrying case which as a whole presents a neat appearance. The cover is detachably connected to the baseboard preferably at the front and rear edges of the latter. The means for detachably connecting the cover to the ba's'eboard in the present instance are the same as those heretofore used in connection with the Remington portable carrying case. Such means comprises two forwardly projecting metallic fingers 18 secured to the cover near the lower edge of the rear wall 11 thereof. Each plate 19 from which a finger 18 is formed is apertured at 20,(Fig. 2) beneath the finger. the wall 11 of the oever having a cut-out portion 21 opposite each opening 20. yTwo rearwardly projecting fingers 22 are attached to the baseboard 'and are adapted to Vbe received within the registering openings 2O and 21, as shown in Fig 1. These means enable the cover to receive a swinging pivotal motion around the rear edge of the baseboard to the closing position, shown in Fig. 1, and to be readily attached to or detached from the basebo'ar'd when desired.

The front wall 12 ofthe cover may be readily connected Yto er detached freni the baseboard by suitable means such for example as the lock disclosed in the Vpatent tov I-Iolden 1,507,355 dated September 2, 192i and which comprises a pivotal hasp 28 having' 'a lock-ing projection 24 adapteri te pass through a keeper on the basebo-ard, said keeper extending into the opening 25 of the lock when the cover is closed.

Ther front wall 12 of the cover is provided with a handle 26 by which the case and enclosed machine may be conveniently carried with the rear end of the machine lewermest.

In accordance with the present invention the cover' is pro-vided with one or more conipartments or chambers, three such compartments 27, 28 and 29 being shown in the present instance. These compartments are fer receiving stationery or suitable supplies such for example as paper, envelopes, erasers and pencils, represented in Fig. 3 by the ref ence numerals 30, 31, 32 and r sA' ecti e These compartments are preferal ly niv by partition walls 34e and 35 that extend down from the top wall 1G of cover f and-aft thereof throughout, or substane( u throughout, the length of the cover. A platelike false bottom or dividing member or wal 36 rests on the bottom edges of the partition walls 3d and 35 and is detachabiy sccuri l place thereon and in the cover, as will be presently described, toclose the compartments or chambers 27, 28 and 29 and confine the supplies therein when the cover is closed and secured to the baseboard. Wheiu however, the cover is removed and ii-ivertcd the false bottom may be removed, giving acc to the supplies contained within the chai bers 27, 28 and 29. In the present insta I the means for detachably securing the meinbcr or false bottom 2G in place comprises a pair of angular sheet metal brackets or cleats 37 each having its foot piece seeded 'te the rear wall 11 of the cover, the bracket arm er flange of each bracket 4extending forward i-nto the cover. These brackets react the under side of the rear edge of tl ing member 36, as shown in 1 to suppe-rt it in place and confine it between the inw-er edges of the partition walls 3d and C35 and said brackets. The front end of the ineinber 36 has a tack 38 driventherein. said -k having a head 39 which projects 'forward from the edge of the dividing member and is provided with a `fiattened eng e 40 at the lower side thereof, as show n in Figs.

5 and 6. A plate-like spring catch di is coni MHH cured alone to said dividing member.

nected at its 'lower end, as'at 42, to the inner side of the front wall l2 of the cover. The upper edge 43 of the catch is adapted to engage beneath the engaging edge 40 of the projection 39 and thus hold the forward end of the dividing member 36 up in Contact with the lower edges of the partition 34 and 35.l

The spring catch 41 is provided with two upstanding lingers 44 at the upper edge thereof. These lingers are adapted to coact with the front end of the dividing member 36 and limit the backward movement of the free end of the catch andprevent it from passing at its upper end beneath the dividing member 36. vThe power o-f the spring catch is exerted to move the free end thereof rearward to locking position. When the cover is removed and inverted, the spring catch is forced fo-rward with one hand to release it from the projectionr 39, while the operator with the other hand may grasp the leatheriinger piece 45 and lift t e dividing member 36 at the forward end, at the same time drawing it slightly forward to release the rear end thereof from the brackets 37. The dividing member may then be removed, giving access to the supplies contained in the chambers 27, 28 and 29. Before the cover is replaced to enclose the machine, the rear end of the dividing member 36 is placed beneath the brackets 37 and the forward end dropped. As the forward end of the dividing member drops intoclosed position the projection 39 thereon will coact with the spring catch camming it forward until said projection passes the free end of the catch when the latter will spring forward into engagement with said projection and thus automatically lock and hold the dividing member in place in the cover. The cover may then be replaced to enclose the machine and be locked tothe baseboard. i

If desired headed tacks 46 may be driven into the partitions 34 and 35 and rubber bands 47 may beilooped over said taclzs and stretched across over the stationery contained in the chamber 28 to hold it in place therein.

I prefer to secure depending rubber buffers or contacts 48 and 49 on the under side of the dividing member 36, the former being adapted to bear down on the frame of the machine, and the latter to bear down on the platen when the cover is closed, as shown in Fig. 1. I also prefer to employ a depending block or contact 50 near each side of the dividing member 36, and which are sc- When the cover is closed each of these blocks interposes itself between a side of the frame of the typewriting machine and the associated side wall 13 of the cover, as indicated in Fig. 2. As previously pointed out the contacts 8 on the rear wall ll of the cover are automatically brought against the projections 7 on the carriagewhenthe cover isv closed; It will bel seen therefore that at this time' the carriage,lthe 'platen carried thereby andthe case shift frame and other parts carried there- Y by are firmly held against case shifting Inovement from normal position on the Vframe of the machine by the contacts 8 and 49. More-k over, the frame. vof the machine is not. only lieldsecurely to the baseboard by the .connections l4fand -llbut also is held firmly in the cover by ,the contacts 48 and 50 bearing against the-machine frame. -The reaction of the rubber-contacts 48 and49 bearing on t the `frame'of theV machine and the platen respectively ktends to firmly hold the member 36 against the partition walls 34 and 35 ony vwhich it is seated, thus preventing any'rattling or lost motion ofthe member3v6l in the case. j

.I- also Vprefer to employ a'spring clip secured at its base, at 52to the under side of the dividing member 36, and which'is adapted to hold va typerclea'ning brush or other implement 53. lt willy be understood that access may be had to this brush Without removing the dividing member 36 from the cover.

lf desired strengtheningblocks 54 may be secured in the ends of the compartments 27 and 29, such blocks being of a depthsubstantially equal to the depth of such compartment, or the distance between the under face of the top wall 10 of thel cover and the lower edge of the associated partition wall 34 or 35. Upright triangular strips 55 also may be secured in the corners strengthening of the cover, the corners of the dividing Y ber 36 when the cover is closed and the machine is being carried within the case. A

'F rom tlierforegoing description itwil-l be understood thatl have provided a simple, compact, comparatively inexpensive carrying case, which is neat in appearance and the Y cubicaldirnensions of which are :about small as are consistent with the purposes of said case and the functions it performs :in combination vwith the typewriting 'machine contained therein. 1

Various changes may be made inftlie.con,

struction, and parts thereof may be employed without others, without departing from the invention as it is defined inA the accompany'- mg claims.

Vhat I claimas new andl desire to secure l by Letters'v Patent, is Y l, A` carrying case for a portable typewriting machine comprising a typewriter baseboard on which the machine is secured, an enclosing cover detachably. connected to said baseboard, a det-achable and removable dividing wall inthe cover between the top thereof and the baseboard which dividing wall when in place is carried vby the cover and provides a chamber in the cover between the top wall thereof and saiddividing wall in which stationery and supplies may be received and kept apart from the machine contained within the space between said dividing wall and the baseboard, access being gained to the stationery chamber by a removal of said dividing wall when the cover is detached, partition walls in said stationery containing chamber on which said removable dividing wall is adapted to rest, a cleat on the cover that coacts with one end of said removable dividing wall when the latter is in place in the cover to prevent said dividing wall from being displaced olii said partition walls, and a releasable catch on the cover coacting with the opposite end of said dividing' wall to hold it in place in the cover.

2. A carrying case for a portable typewriting machine comprising a baseboard on which the machine is secured7 an enclosing cover detachably connected to said baseboard, a removable dividing wall in the cover between the top thereof and the baseboard which dividing wall when in place is carried by the cover and provides a chamber in the cover between the top wall thereof and said dividing wall in which stationery and sup'- plies may be received and kept apart from the machine contained within the space between said dividing wall and the baseboaifhv access being gained to the stationery chamber by a. removal of said dividing wall when the cover is detached, partition walls in said stationery-containing chamber on which said removable dividing wall is adapted to rest, a cleat on the cover that coacts with one end of said removable dividing wall when the latter is in place in the cover to prevent said dividing wall from being displaced ofi1 said partition walls, a releasable catch on the cover coacting with the opposite end ofsaid dividing wall to hold it in place on the cover7 and one or more contacts on said dividing wall which bear against the machine when the dividing wall is in place in the cover and the cover is closed. i

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York this 1st day of July A. D. 1927. v

JOSEPH L. SWEENEY. 

